Boston College, which trailed 61-60 with just over 5 minutes left, grabbed the lead for good on Smiths short jumper with 4:18 left.

Maurice Bailey led Sacred Heart with 27 points and became the 25th player in school history to reach 1,000 points. He now has 1,002. Wellington scored 14 for the Pioneers (3-4), who are 0-7 lifetime against the Big East.

It was the first-ever meeting between the schools.

"At times we played well and other times we were going to coast, and Sacred Heart wasnt going to let us do that," Skinner said.

Notre Dame 82, DePaul 69: At Chicago, Jordan Cornette scored 17 points to lead the Fighting Irish past the Blue Demons and back to a .500 record at 3-3.

Delonte Holland poured in a game-high 23 points for DePaul (5-2).

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Texas 89, New Orleans 55: At Austin, Texas, Brian Boddicker had 16 points and 12 rebounds as sixth-ranked Texas beat New Orleans to extend its home winning streak to 20 games.

The Longhorns came in averaging 98.2 points, but it was defense and Boddickers all-around play that made this one look easy. Texas held New Orleans to 29-percent shooting. The Privateers were just 7-of-24 from beyond the 3-point line and 18-of-62 overall.

Texas led 22-20 midway through the first quarter before a 19-4 run opened things up.

North Carolina 64, Akron 53: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Rashad McCants had 14 points and Sean May had a Smith Center-record 21 rebounds to lift No. 7 North Carolina over Akron.

Jawad Williams scored 13 points and Raymond Felton added 12 for the Tar Heels (6-0), who are off to their best start since winning their first eight games in 1998-99. May finished with 10 points on 3-for-18 shooting.

Romeo Travis scored 13 points to lead Akron (3-2). Derrick Tarver, who came into the game averaging 24.8 points, had seven on 3-for-16 shooting.

Saint Josephs 92, Drexel 70: At Philadelphia, Chet Stachitas was a forgotten part of Saint Josephs offense until he came off the bench to turn a close game into a blowout.